The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-06-17
TAlMAGE,S SERMON.
The Beautiful Story Of the Sitting
Of the Tempest
He Powes OF Christ, Not Oaly 60 Quell
Storm. but to Deliver Dc from EVIL
Victory OF Relieica Over the
A0phistries Of Skepticasm.


Victory OF Relleipa Over the
sophistries Of skepticasm.
In a recent sermon at the Brooklyn Tab
ernacle, Rev. T. De Witt Talmage chose
Tor his subject 1.-The Tempest" illustrat-
ing it from the beautiful story Of Jesus
stiiling the storm ON the Sea OF Galilea
His text was:
Mark iv, verses g to 50 inclusive.
Tiberius, Galilee, Gennesaret-three
names for the same lake. No other gem
ever had SO beautiful a setting. 1t lay in
. scene of great luxuriance; the sur.
rounding hills, terraced, sloped. groved,
so many hanging gardens Of beauty, the
waters rum bling down between rocks of
gray and red limestone, dashing from the
hills and bounding into the sea. On the
shore were castles, armed towers. Roman
baths, every thing attractive and beauti-
ful; AL styles of vegetation in shorter
space .han almost any other space in all
the wtrtd, from the palm tree Of the for.
est to she tree Of rigorous climate.
1t sesmed as # the Lord had launched
Que wsse of beauty on all the scene, and it
hung and swung from rock. aud hill. and
oleander. Roman gentlemen in pleasure
boats sailing the lake. and countrymsn in
fishing smacks coming down TO drop their
nets. pass each other with nod. and shout.
and laughter. or swinging idly at their
moorings. Oh. what wonderful, what
q beautiful lake,
1t seems as 4 we shall have a quiet
nignr. No. leaf wInked in the air; not
ripple disturbed the face Of Gennesaret:
but there seems to be little excitement
n he, h,, hos 70 -hof
1t is and we find il al embarkation.
From the western shore flotilla push
ing cut: moi a squadron or deadly arma-
AT, nor clipper with valuable mer-
cnandise. nos pirate vessels ready to de-
s:roy every thing they could seize: but a
fotilla, bearing messengers OF life. and
Light and peace. Christ is in the front Of
the GOAT HIS disciples are in a smaller
boat Jesus, weary with much speaking
20 large multitudes. IS put into
somnoieuce by the rocking of the waves
If there was any motion at all the ship
was easily righted: f the wind passed
from starboard TO larboard. or from lar
board to starboard. the boat would rock,
and by the geutleness of the motion put
ting the Master to sieep. And they ex-
temper zad pillow made out Of a fisher
mans coat think 40 sooner is Christ
PROSTATE. and his head touches the pill.
low. than ne is sound asleep. The breeses
of The lake run their fingers through the
locks of the worn sleeper, and the boat
rises and falls like sleeping child on the
bosom of a sleeping mother.
Calm night. starry night. beautiful
night. Run I'M all the sails. ply all the
oars. and let the large boat and the small
boat glide over gentle Gennesaret. But
the sailors say there is going to be a
change of weather. And even the pas
Sengers can hear the meaning OF the
storm. as it comes on with great stride,
and all the terrors of hurricane and dark
ness. The large boat trem bles like deer
at bay among the clancor Of the hounds:
great patches of foam are flung into the
air: the sails of the vessel loosen and the
sharp winds crack like pistols: the small
er boats. like petrels, poise on the cliff CT
the waves and then plunge.
Overheard 60 cargo, tackling and masts,
aud the drenched disciples rush into the
back of the boat and lay hold OF Christ
and say unto him:
Master. cares. thou not that We perishs
That great parsonage lifts his head
from the pillow of the fisherman's coat,
walks to the front Of the vessel and looks
smaller boats, driven in the tempest. and
through it come the cry of drowning men.
Bv the fash of the lightning 1 see the
calm brow CT Christ as the spray dropped
from his beard. He has one word for the
sky and another for the waves. Looking
upward he cries:
Peace
Looking downward he says:
BE still"
The waves fall fiat on their faces the
foam melts. the extinguished stars re-
light their torches. The tempest falls
dead, and Christ stands with his feet on
the neck Of the storm. And while the
sailors are bailing out the boats, and
while they are trying 10 untangle the
rordage, the disciples stand in amaze
trent: now looking into the calm sea.
then into the calm sky, then into the
ca m Saviour's countenance, and they cry
out:
What manner Of man is this. that even
the winds and the sea obey himr'
The subject. in the first place, impresses
me with the fact that Il is very important
20 have Christ with the shin: for all those
beats would have gone 10 the bottom Of
Gennesaret if Chris. had not been pres
emit Oh. what lesson for you and for me
to learn! We must always have Christ in
the ship. Whatever voyage we under
take. in whatever enterprise We start, let
US alwavs have Christ in the ship.
Many Of you in these days OF revived
commerce are starting out in new finan-
cial enterprises l bid you good cheer. Do
all you cau. Do ii on as high plane as pos
sible. You have no right 10 be a stoker in
the ship il you can be an admiral Of the
navy. You have no right to be q colonel
Of the regiment if you can command a
brigade. You have no right TO be ngineer
of boat on river bank. or near the coast.
IF you can take the ocean steamer from
New York to Liverpool. All you can do
with utmost tension of body, mind and
soul you are bound to do: but. oh, have
Christ in every enterprise. Christ in every
voyage. Christ in every ship.
There are men here who ask Col to
help Them al the start Of great enter.
prises. He has been with them in the
past: no trouble can overthrow them: the
storms might come down from the top Of
Mount Hermon, and lash Gennesaret into
foam and into agony, but il could not
Surt them
But here is another man who starts out
in worldly enter prise. and he depends
upon The Uncertainties Of this life He
has no God 70 help him After awhile
the storm comes and losses OF the masts
OF he ship: he puts out his lifsboat and
the iougboat. the sheriff and the auction
Ger try TO help him on; they can't help
nim on; he must go down: no Christ n
the ship. Here are young men just start
ing OUT IN life Your life will be made up
OF sunshine and shadow. There may be
n 1t arctic blasts or tropicartornadoes:
Know not what is before you. but I know
II you have Christ with you all shall be
we'll